Post * b6LOQ — Curious Curator

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TIL of Banjawarn Station, which is a 4000 square km sheep station in western Australia In 1993, it was purchased by the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo cult, allegedly for mining operations. On the May 28th 1993,a large fireball and seismic disturbance was spotted from just south of the site by sensors.

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4kkyR TIL John Lennon loved a Beatles parody (The Rutles) by Monty Python's Eric Idle so much he refused to hand back the preview tape

nekZY TIL that small island archipelago St. Pierre & Miquelon is the only French owned territory in North America and is 30 minutes off the coast from Newfoundland, Canada. It was also a key part of alcohol smuggling into the US during the prohibition era.

LX10 TIL that Hunter S. Thompson once called Bill Murray at 3:30 in the morning to inform him about a new idea that should revolutionize the American sports industry. He called it “Shotgun Golf”.

v1OA4 TIL denatured alcohol (sold in hardware stores) isn't chemically different from drinking alcohol. The only difference is it's purposely laced with poison and nausea inducing additives so you can't drink it. This compromises allows it to be sold without alcohol tax and ensures people don't drink it.

EgkJx TIL the boy whose exorcism inspired "The Exorcist" later became a NASA engineer, where his contributions significantly supported the Apollo missions during the 1960s.